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Stop using Microsoft's IE browser until bug is fixed, US warns

In a rare move that highlights the severity of the
security hole in one of the Web's most popular browsers, the Homeland
Security Department's Computer Emergency Readiness Team says to stop
using Internet Explorer until Microsoft can fix it.

It's
not often that the US government weighs in on the browser wars, but a
new Internet Explorer vulnerability that affects all major versions of
the browser from the past decade has forced it to raise an alarm: Stop using IE.

This
zero-day exploit is an unpatched flaw in the Microsoft browser that
allows attackers to run malicious code remotely. Security firm FireEye
said that it is currently being used to attack financial and defense organizations in the US via Internet Explorer 9, 10, and 11. Those versions of the browser run on Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8, although the exploit is present in Internet Explorer 6 and above.

While
the Department of Homeland Security's Computer Emergency Readiness Team
regularly issues browser advisories, this is one of the few times that
the CERT team has recommended that people avoid using a specific
browser.

Microsoft and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Statistics vary as to how many people actually use Internet Explorer. NetMarketShare puts the total at around 55 percent of the desktop browser market, while competitor StatCounter
says that 22.58 percent of people use IE. While the disparity is
large, in either case the flaw affects a huge number of browsers being
actively used.

Posted by Seth RosenblattSenior writer Seth Rosenblatt
covers Google and security for CNET News, with occasional forays into
tech and pop culture. Formerly a CNET Reviews senior editor for
software, he has written about nearly every category of software and app
available.

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